Jeremy Hellickson

The Sports Xchange Rays' Hellickson out 6-8 weeks of season Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson will miss the first six to eight weeks of this season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Hellickson, a right-hander who settled his arbitration case for $3.67 million on Jan. 17, had the procedure last week. Hellickson went 12-10 with a 5.17 ERA last year. -----------------------------------------------

The Sports Xchange Hellickson returns in Rays' win over Royals ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jeremy Hellickson felt anxious heading into his season debut Tuesday. "There were a few butterflies floating around when I was warming up," the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander said. Hellickson, making his first start since January elbow surgery, had a solid but short outing, and the Rays continued their recent roll with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals in front of 12,818 at Tropicana...

The Sports Xchange Rays' Hellickson hit in head during batting practice Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was taken to the hospital Wednesday after being hit in the head by a ball during batting practice. Rays manager Joe Maddon told reporters that Hellickson wasn't bleeding and didn't lose consciousness. The 25-year-old is scheduled to start Saturday at Boston. He was in the bullpen while the Tigers were taking batting practice. ...

The Sports Xchange Rays 4, Royals 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson had a solid but short season debut, and the Tampa Bay Rays continued their recent roll with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night. Hellickson, making his first start since January elbow surgery, didn't last long enough to get a decision, charged with one run and six hits over 4 1/3 innings and 84 pitches. But Tampa Bay (42-51) scored twice in the sixth to take the lead for good, giving it wins in...

The Chicago White Sox have little choice but to start four left-handed hitters Thursday night against Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. Dewayne Wise will start in center field and bat ninth, with leadoff batter Alejandro De Aza staying in left field. The other lefties in the lineup against Hellickson are cleanup hitter/designated hitter Adam Dunn and third baseman Conor Gillaspie. Right-handed batters are batting .111 (4-for-36) against Hellickson, compared to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- First, Wil Myers spent the first eight weeks of the season adjusting to one of the worst offensive funks of his brief professional career. He'll spend the next six weeks experiencing another unwelcome first, waiting through and coming back from an injury. The Tamp Bay Rays right fielder and 2013 American League rookie of the year suffered a stress fracture of the right scaphoid bone when...

The Sports Xchange Hellickson's wild ride doesn't derail Rays Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson is typically in control and command, having been arguably the team's most consistent starter. However, Hellickson knew pretty quickly he was off Friday night against the Miami Marlins, when he walked a career-high seven batters in just 4 1/3 innings. It was nearly as many walks as Hellickson racked up through five starts combined in May (nine). "I had no idea...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH MIAMI -- The low-budget Tampa Bay Rays had great drafts in 2006 and 2007, when five of their top 10 selections made the majors: third baseman Evan Longoria, center fielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers David Price, Matt Moore and Alex Cobb. The Rays' drafts have since fallen off, and the pressure will be on this Thursday, when the 2014 selection process begins. "I'd like to have far better results than what we've...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rays 8, Orioles 0 Rays 8, Orioles 0: Jeremy Hellickson spun six scoreless innings to lead host Tampa Bay to its fifth straight win over Baltimore. Ben Zobrist was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Rays. Jose Lobaton and Yunel Escobar both had three hits and an RBI as Tampa Bay leapfrogged the Orioles to move into third place in the American League East. Hellickson (4-2) yielded just four hits and struck out five in improving to 8-3 lifetime against...

Twins' bullpen holds on to outlast Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- After a 12-inning game that lasted nearly five hours Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins knew they would need as many innings as possible out of their starting pitchers Thursday afternoon. But left-hander Erik Bedard could only give the Rays four innings, and their worn-down bullpen couldn't stop the Twins lineup as Minnesota captured a 9-7 win over Tampa Bay. With the win, the Twins (11-10)

The Sports Xchange Price claims umpire cursed him A postgame spat between Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price and umpire Tom Hallion overshadowed Price's work in the Rays' 8-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Price claims Hallion used a profanity while addressing him while the two were arguing when Price was walking toward the dugout after the seventh inning. Hallion then ejected Jeremy Hellickson for his comments from the Rays' dugout. According to the Tampa Bay Times,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Competition heats up for fifth spot in rotation PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The competition for the open fifth spot in the Rays rotation got a little more complicated. Coming into camp, the favorites appeared to be right hander Jake Odorozzi, who showed increasingly better over five stints with the Rays last season, and lefty Erik Bedard, who was signed to a minor-league deal after Jeremy Hellickson underwent Jan. 29 elbow surgery that will...

The Sports Xchange Trio will share Rays' first base job Carlos Pena is no longer the Tampa Bay Rays' everyday first baseman. Manager Joe Maddon said Pena -- the team's top-paid position player at $7.25 million -- will still play, but not as often. Luke Scott and Jeff Keppinger will both be used at first base, too. Pena is hitless in his past 17 at-bats with 10 strikeouts, and his .188 average is lowest of all major-leaguers who qualify for the batting title. "Just trying to...

The Sports Xchange Competition heats up for fifth spot in Rays rotation PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla., -- The competition for the open fifth spot in the Rays rotation got a little more complicated. Coming into camp, the favorites appeared to be right hander Jake Odorozzi, who showed increasingly better over five stints with the Rays last season, and lefty Erik Bedard, who was signed to a minor-league deal after Jeremy Hellickson underwent Jan. 29 elbow surgery that will keep...

The Sports Xchange Rays' Hellickson out 6-8 weeks of season Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeremy Hellickson will miss the first six to eight weeks of this season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Hellickson, a right-hander who settled his arbitration case for $3.67 million on Jan. 17, had the procedure last week. Hellickson went 12-10 with a 5.17 ERA last year. -----------------------------------------------

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Though they still have a few holes to fill -- including a big one at first base -- and left the winter meetings without deciding whether to keep or trade ace David Price, the Rays feel pretty good about their chances to compete for another playoff spot in 2014. "I think we have a chance to be really good," executive vice president Andrew Friedman said. "Obviously, that's our goal. " Their confidence is rooted in the core of talent they...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Sox 3, Rays 1 Red Sox 3. Rays 1: Shane Victorino drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and Xander Bogaerts scored twice as visiting Boston outlasted Tampa Bay and closed out the American League Division Series. Dustin Pedroia added an insurance RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth and Craig Breslow (1-0) struck out four in 1 2/3 innings of relief for the Red Sox, who advance to their first AL Championship Series since 2008. Koji Uehara picked up the...